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Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
Diaries & Letters of Tri-Counties
Diary & Ledger of Dwight Bliss - Table of Contents
Township: Charleston Township, Tioga County PA
Year: 1881-1891
Transcribed by Esther MAYS Harer
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This collection includes eleven full years of diary notations and financial information for Dwight Bliss of Charleston Township. Not everyone is interested in Nineteenth Century farm economy. There's me and maybe three other people on the planet. However, do not overlook these pages. If nothing else is of interest to you, the last column, Memorandum, includes notation on countless deaths and other events in the area. It is at the far right and you'll need to use your scrolling bar to get over to it. Also the daily financial transactions give us great insight into the lives of people operating in a barter (trade) economic sytem. Don't pay too much attention to the prices. We'd need a Consumer Price Index to convert them to a 2005 equivalent to get significant comparative information from them. Many thanks to Esther for making this available to us. Back to Table of Contents
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__March 1891___
Day of Week WEATHER Wind/Asp'cts Principal Occupation of the Day Sales Purchases Contracts Made & With Whom Cash Received Dollar/ Cents Cash Paid Out Dollars/ Cents Bills Receivable Dollar/cent Bills Payable Dollar/ cents Memoranda
1 Mon NE Snow i went to the city of Wellsboro           At Wellsboro for Goods 9.80          
2 Tues NE Cldy i went to Antrim for coal           Antrim Coal 0.88         I killed my calf
3 Wed SE Snow i am the home all day W. R. Jones 58 veal         C. Doison 1 Exeltree 2.00 W. Jones veal Paid 2.90 W. Jones Buck Paid .50  
5Thurs NE Clear i am to work for Jake Getting ice       J. Kimball for labor 1.00              
Fri NE Clear i am a getting my ice           {H. McConnell 3 loads ice 1.50          
6 Sat South Cldy i went to the city of Wellsboro       J. Evens for labor 20.00 {Fields Sears 2.25 2.45         I got my ice
7 Sun South Cldy we went to meeting           {VanHorn Burncroft 2.00 10.00         I and Said went to meeting
8 Mon South Cldy i went to the Round top drawedSawdust           Close 3.00          
9 Tues North Cldy i drawed a load of Sawdust               J. Kimball Paid     Mrs. Starkweather was buried
10 Wed South Clear i taped my Shugar Buch           Aid Sosity Mrs. Marks 0.10 596 of hay       I taprd mu buch
11 Thur SouthSouth South Rain i am a boiling sap today                   David Rees died   Star Had a Calf
12 Fri South Rain i am a boiling sap today                        
13 Sat NW Cldy i went to Wellsboro 1-2 went to the funirel       Mr. Burncroft 60 lb shugar 7.50 M. Burncroft60 4.50         David Rees was buried
14 Sun North i am to Home 1-2 went to the meeting                        
15 Mon NW Clear i am a Sawing would for Bockus       {J. Kimball 0.25         J. Back Paid .75  
16 Tues South i went over to Evens 1-2 helped Jake 1/4       J. Evens for labor 20.00 DAEvens Blacksmith 0.25          
17 Wed South Clear i drawed my Saw dust                        
18 Thur NE Cldy i am a Sawing Props               W. Chapman 3/4 Paid .75      
19 Fri South Rain i am to home Geathered sap                        
20 Sat SE Cldy i am Said Went to Wellsboro One Deacon Skin     Tanery Deacon Skin 0.25              
21 Sun SE i and Cora went to meeting                        
22 Mon SE Cldy i and Charley are boiling                       Zube had a calf
23 Tues NE i am a cutting Shugar wood Amo 10 of hay 3.00     {Amo hay 3.00 E. Close on account 3.00     W. Roberts Paid  
254Wed NE Clear i went to Wellsboro Burncroft Shugar $5.00     {M.Burncroft 50 lb Shu 5.00 E. Close feed M. Burncroft 2.10 5.00     hardware 0.94  
25 Thurs NE Clear we boiled sap 1-2 Painted Creamery                        
they had SE Snow i sawed props 1-2 it snowed 1-2       {E. Close 4 doz eggs 0.72     W. Chapman 1/2 day Paid 1.50      
27 Sat NE Clear i am a cutting wood for Jake       J. Kimball for labor 1.00              
28 Sun North Clear i went to meeting today                        
29 Mon North Clear i am a boiling sap                        
30Tues North i finished boiling                       Lorenso Tomb
                             
Diary of EVENTS, &c., FOR THE MONTH OF__April 1891___
Day of Week WEATHER Wind/Asp'cts Principal Occupation of the Day Sales Purchases Contracts Made & With Whom Cash Received Dollar/ Cents Cash Paid Out Dollars/ Cents Bills Receivable Dollar/cent Bills Payable Dollar/ cents Memoranda
1Wed Cldy i went to the city of Wellsboro       M. Burncroft 5 lb But 1.15 J. Evens 1 Shuttle 0.50          
2 Thurs North Snow i am to home a laying around           D. Evens on account 0.60     E. Close 200feed Paid 3.50  
3 Fri North Cldy we Geathered my sap Boiled                       Birt & famley was here
4 Sat North Cldy i am a Cutting Shugar wood                        
5 Sun North Cldy i am to home 1-2 went to church 1-2                       John Smith Preached
6 Mon North Cldy i am a Sawing props Sweds 2100 hay 6 dolers     Amo hay Angstron 3.35 6.00     W. Chapman 3/4 Paid .75      
7 Tues North Cldy i sawed some wood weighed some hay               C. Gustison 500 __hay Paid 1.50      
8 Wed North drawed wood 1-2 drawed shugar wood                        
9 Thurs North Clear i got Cart mended 1-2 Boiled Sap           D. Evens Cut 0.40          
10 Fri South Cld we are a boiling sap today                        
11 Sat South Rain i am a boiling sap today       E. Close for eggs 0.90 E. Close for grocerys 0.65         400 lb of Shugar
12 Mon NW Clear i am to home 1-2 went to meeting           {Roberts {Burncroft 3.16          
13 Mon SW Clear i went to Wellsboro 1-2 Boiling Sap       M. Burncroft 6.41 {Bullard horses shod 6.41 1.35          
14 Tues South Clear i Boiled Sap 1-2 Comenced plowing                       440 lb of Shugar
15 Wed South Clear i Geathered my Buckets I                     Said went down C. Kimball
16 Thur SW Cldy i am a plowing today                       Said went to Davises
17 Fri North Clear i am a plowing for oats                        
18 Sat South Cldy i went to the city of Wellsboro           coal Co Coal 0.75          
19 Sun North Clear i am to home all day                       Broughton folks
20 Mon N Clear i plowed for potatoes Sick head Acke                        
21 Tues SE Clear i finished plowing for potatoes                        
22 Wed North Clear i am a drawing manure                        
23 Thurs North Cldy i am a drawing manure                        
24 Fri North Cldy i am a drawing manure           E. Close Grocery 4.50          
25 Sat North Clear i am a drawing manure                        
26 Sun North Clear i am to home 1-2 went to the meeting                       Bradbury Preached
27 Mon NW Clear i am a drawing manure       E. Close for eggs 1.00 E. Close 1.00          
28 Tues North Cldy i went to the mines for coal           Coal master for coal 1.00 R. Tomb 31 butter Paid 6.20      
29 Wed North Clear i maid gardenand tinkered                        
30 Thurs NW Clear i draged my potatoes Ground                        
                             

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 01/23/2005
By Joyce M. Tice